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Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29

Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York, not to say anything of the welI-con- tested political battles in minor cities, are full of encouragement for the formation of q party that shall play an important part in 1888,
 Among the political labor organi- cations, tine "Land and Labor Clubs,' ' now being organized all over the country, should participate heartily in the endeayor to inauguratc a ma tional political labor movement. As to the Socialistic Labor Party, there is no doubt about its willingness to contribute towards a movement that is clean and progressive. It has been tried and found true and trusty in many a contest with the enemy of Labor, capitalism. To-day, as a distinct party in Germany, it is con- testing for progress against the i'm periaI forces. marshaIled by Bis marck and against Prussian militar- ism; in England it is conducting an agitation that bodcs the downfall of arlstocracy; in France it is teaching the solidarity of Labor and breaking the false national pride which would plunge the French people into a broiI with the German military pow CT; and in America it is using the press to disseminate the glorious gospel of humanity. Nor were the Socialists idle in the late elections: wherever there was a clean, progress slye political campaign. they were found with the party of Labor, heart and hand.
 With all these forces represented at the Cincinnati conference il would seem that a strong, united Labor Party could be evolved. Sep arately these forces have worked to. wards a common end. United they can do the same more effectively Therefore, workingmen of America be united
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29

This system is about the best that could be provided, but our Connec- ticut legislature would no doubt ob- joct to it as too expensive, but since workingmen receive so little in re- turn for their labor in the shape of wages they might as well go in for some return in the shape of laws that would protect them in the eX- ercise of their rights, such as a good secret ballot law would afford, all the talk about expense to the con trary notwithstanding.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29

aim, is the first requisite among workingmon in their struggle against oppression.
 We notice with pleasure the sug- gestion made in the Denver LabOr Enqurey for Il conference between socialist organizations; but we can conceive of no benefit to be derived from a conference of all the organi- Atlons that claim to be sOcialistlc as suggested by "W. C. o. in that excellent paper. For the present we would suggest a conference be- tween the International Working mems Association and the Socialistic Labor Party through representatives. The expense would not be so very great considering the possible adyan- tagcs to be derived. It seems to us that these two organizations are not now very far apart either in basic principles or tactics. What say you, comrades?
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
NOTES.

While this edition of the ADvo- CATE IS being printed, the Supreme Court of Errors is considering the rat Courier boycott case. The WoRKMEN'S ADVOCATE, at least, cannot be said to be "W0iiing for the verdict. We trust, however, that the Supreme Judges will show more intelligence than our local police court judge did in the matter of the railroad supcrintcndcnts.
 The Socialists of Adams, Mass. !, deserve credit for their prompt and generous contribution towards the fund for the German Parliamentary Election. They have already con- trlbutcd $l0O. Adams is a small town, and if the feeling of intcrna, tional solidarity shows itself as sub stantiaIly in other places, our Ger man comrades will have reason to enter the contest with "blood and iron' Bismarck with renewed hope and courage.
 The capjtaIistic papers of New Haven didn't display much indigna- tion over tic murder of boy by Pinkcrton's thugs in New Jersey last week. Had one of the strikers shot a Gonld or coal monopolst there would have been q great and unani- nous how against the Knights of Labor and strikers in general. It was murder. however, and upon the prompt conviction of the thugs de- pcnds in d great measure the contin- ued respect for law which has char acterlzed the coal IaborcrS thus far.
 In another column will be found d letter, "In Defense of Engels," by one who is acquainted with him and his views. This letter is called out by the introduction in an article in last weeks issue, headed "Going BGndfoId," of hearsay opinion of "Thc General" We cheerruIly ac- cept the castigation so vigorously applied, in the hope that it will provoke thought upon an opinion which, though not that of Frederic Engels, Is still held by some who do not hesitate to express it, on the plea | that union. regardless of definite
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
NOTICE! !!

The various S. L. r. Sections are requested to appoint agents in their respective districts to agitate for the party journal. The agent should write to this office under seal for subscription blanks, blank lists and number of agitation copies needed. Ims should be done at once as it Will assist the local manager to sys- tematlze the work and increase the usefulness and success of the WORK MEN s ADVOCATE.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
DEMAND FOR A SECRET
 BALLOT.

Representative Judson Grcncll. of Detroit, formerly of this city, and d member of New Haven Typographi- cal Union No. #, has introduced a bill in the Michigan legislature to provide for at absolutely secret sys- tenn of voting at elections, based on the present Canadian system. In Canada the authorities print all the election tickets; every ticket con tains the names of all the candidates for each office; the election inspec- tors have charge of all the tickets; each voter on going to the polls is given one of these and is sent into a little room alone, where he places q cross opposite the name of each man he votes for, folds up his ticket. leaves the room and hands 1t .o the inspector who puts it in the box. There Is no chance for any poll workers or strikers to know how any man votes. and the candidate who buys votes has absolutely no means of knowing whether he gets the goods he pays for.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
EGO ON EXPLOSION.
comrades :

The WoRKMEN's ADVOCATE sees no field for the "Proudhon Library" " for the reason that, "sincc Marx and the vigorous Socialist agitation, it is hard to grovel among the dry bones of exploded theories and fancifuI no- tions clothed in the threadbare gar mcnts of a worn-out philosophy" The theory upon which Marks fame rests is that of surplus v@ uc;;" now, thls theory Proudhon propounded and proved long before Marx ad- vanced it, and, if it is one of the "eXplodcd theorles'' referred to, Marx has been exploded with it If 1t is not one of them, perhaps it would be well to specify some of them. would suggest to the So- claIlsts that they translate Marks answer to Proudhon's "Economical Contradictions" and publish it when that work is finished in the "Proud- hon Library" Then we shall sec where the explosion will take effect -B0sloa LtJertY.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
MORE ADVICE.

It would seem that capitalist pa pers should tire of giving advice to labor organizations, cspccIaIIy the Labor Party, in view of the fact that their advice is regarded with sus- picion even where 1t SccDtS perfectly fair and reasonable. Still, among other "old hen' newspapers, the New York Ereaing 7e1cgr0J0, tender to the Herald, assumes the office of advisor to the Labor Party, and tells the workingmen to eliminate from their platform the land natonali2a- tion principle. One of the reasons given is that the idea of land being common property is antagonlstlc to the Catholic Church. What the Catholic Church, or any other church, for that matter, has to do with this purely political question, we cannot comprehend. Of course, we speak of churches as purely y re- ligious instltutions-not as specula- tive corporations; for when the churches become land spectators they must expect to be treated at the " hands of intelligent workingmon as any other spectators in land or com modities, whose unholy accumula- tion represent so much wealth robbed from the working people,
 We do not understand that the Catholic religion Is opposed to any theory or practice that would pre- vent the exploitation of the pro ducing masses; nor does any religion oppose honest politics, whatever may be the attitude of corrupt hyPocritc' who claim to represent religious ideas.
 Another reason given hy the 1rlc gram Is that land nationalization i q chlmerical idea peculiar to licnr, George. That it is chimcrical rc mains to be proved. That it is pc cular to Henry George is not true for many others before him have hclC that land should belong to the pco pie in common.
 The 7slegram admits that thcr, is a present necessity for 'fhirC party (tho Labor Party in New York is not the HiI party in poinJ of numbers) and advises the "thirt party" to contine its demands to
 "The regulation of hours of work anC times and method of payment of wages the sanitary supetintendenCe of faCtorie, and mines: the prohibition of child labor and of conVCt-contraCt labor; the res friction of importing foreign laborers the establishment of tribunals of arhltra ton between employers and employed the charterlng of labor organizations the extension of laborers' liens upon ma terial on which their work has been ex pended; the subjeCtion of employers t, damages for injuries suffered by the em ployed without contributory negligence and multitude more points of practica detail"
 This something ike the advice ot an old brood-hen to brood of duck lings to contine themselves to the barnyard. In short, the Tclcgra, in common with the hair-braineC politicians of the old parties advise the workingmen to do anything bu that which will make them master of the situation and subject thei creations to their own will: anvthin
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
BAD FOR BENJAMIN.

As Henry Ward Beecher grows older he looks a bit like Benjamin Franklin. If all the stories about Benjamin be correct there were also certain 8imilarities in conduct be- tween himself and Henry Ward. - GhrjHiiaH ~ II0rh,
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29
WHY CONNECTICUT CANNOT.

She is powerless to change her dual form of government, cities and towns, her misrepresentation in the Legislature, small towns having as much power in the Legislature as large cities; her special charters for cities and corporations, and logisla- ton for special business firms. At- tempt any change in the old expen- sIve ruts, and those who live by the dual arrangements of cities and towns In government, will raise q row, and the small towns will not be wiped into less power An army of lawyers will start up against a gener- al law for municipal government in the State; against a general law for corporations; against everything where there isa chance for simplicity and efficiency in government. That is the condition, and Connecticut cannot reform herself. - .WdNef0Wn NeAijHel.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-29

It bitterly cold" said a husband. With Shiver; why don't you button up your fur-lined circular?" Because I want It to fly open" replied the lady,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

Ii has been laid down by NJ. ChevreuI
that the human eve cannot be long en-
ployed in the perception ofs given color
without tending to become insensIbIe and
to arouse an Impression similar to that
ordinarily produced by the perception OF
white light. DR.. ReccaTd has also no.
ticed that when the eye is directed for 3
time upon q colored field, the other eye
being closed, il the eye which was open
be in turn closed and the other opened q
spectre of the Complementary color
viii be perceived; thus, if the
RICH. eye has observed q red disk, the LETT
being shut, g reversal of this state Of
things would result in the perception Of 8
green disk by the freshly opened left eye.
In virtue Of the same property Of the eye,
when two tints are placed beside each
other the nearest edge of the one viii ap-
pear as though deprived Of all the cOIOred
rays which it may have in common with
the other. An analogous effect is pro
duced with graYs non-cOlored, that is to
say formed simply Of white and black
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27
GOOD ADVICE TO BEGINNERS.
The Macon Telegraph Punctures Some of
the Nonsense Preached to Young Jour
nRlIafs

The Macon Telegraph Punctures Some of
the Nonsense Preached to Young Jour
nalists.
There is grest deal Of nonsense in the
advice given to those who are impressed
with the belief that they may achieve lit
erary success or earn fairly good plac e
in the ranks of newspaper workers. In
literature it is difficult, of course, to win
renoWn. Only few do so. But this is no
reason why those who desire 70 enter
that field should be discouraged. Moth
ing is achieved without effort. The best
thing to do in whatever vocation one
meY choose is uO work earnestly, deter
mined to succeed. II failure results, the
experienced obtained is at least worth
something. Some Of the most successful
authors were advised to give up their as
piratiOns and engage in some other
work.
Suppose they had accepted the edviCei
He that determines TO engage IN liters-
tuTe should be as independent as he that
enters upon any other vocation. Let him
ask nobody's advice, but work out his
own sun cess or failure, Just as men do IN
the legal or medical profession, or in
business. As to newspaper work, the
young mans question is pertinent.
Experienced newspaper men were
once without experience. It is some.
times said thst the journalist, like the
poet, is born, not made; but, unless he
is permitted to work for newspaper, it
goes without saying thst he is not likely
to discover for what he is born.
The trouble with most young men who
desire to engage in newspaper work is
that they are not content to begin on the
lowest round Of the ladder They wish
to take positions that require the very
training they cannot OBTAIN except by be-
ginning at the bottom. Content TO begin
in this way, there is no reason why any
bright young man should be deferred
from undertaking newspaper work. He
will soon discover whether or not he has
fitness for what ne wishes to do, One
thing is certain. Ii doesn't pay to ask
advice on the subject. Every man should
strike out for himself, follow the bent of
his inclnations and remember that where
there there's 8 viii there's way.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

"a prophet is moi without honor save
in his own cOuntry.A Yet Morris Casca-
rIne IS recognized sthOme as an efficient
medicine. 1t IS mild In its effects, pleas
ant to take and unisiIing in It's action.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

NEW ORLEANS, Ia. July .1-Cotton-SpOt
c ozed steady III 4 decline Of l--ac.
sales sHN bales
Stock A. $50 bales.
Low ordinary b lsc; ordinary Il Ice; good
Ordinary Iac; low middllng 5-ltc; mid
ding a.Is,; good mlddlinZ el3-lu;; mid
ding fair 10 I5-l6c; fair 10 l3-ltc.
Futures opened steady and closed qEiet
hut steady az an advance Of from / 10 a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

GINS .anuy On tus Increase. As SHOWN
bT the official records, while in 1910 tie
consumption Of spjrituous liquors was
= - Q ---1z --.aL "a - n n 49,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27
sales $4,000 bales.
Galveston.

GALVESTON, Tx, July -5,-Cotton-spot
closed quiet and unChsnge1
Gross receipts, % bales.
Sales bales
stock Dis C4.eE,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

~ mon lvsvS puIs CIuy iceuug Lust
he has been neglected. What we have is
yours, We trust that none but pleasant
racl,lacE-nns viii re csrrieh sMnu Cd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

bore uisR sevenU seven years IS if they
were but forty. Captain ROSS fought in
Ii. Il |. - - I-l.c., r-cr nj IN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

After finishing the letter, which was
received with immense cheers, the eE-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27
Value Oh THO PUBLICATION

.-sr-s5.r.
lie desire is 20 put THE GAZETTE il
rs lands Of 800 men during the next
Months snd TO the accomplish.
81 this purpose the price will be
.-s;g5reE ans
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27
Paris Extension.
7OxtOH,
Ben Franklin,
Am5ia, Paris
Roxton

Connections made at Paris with AdamJ
Express Tor st. Louis, Chicago, CtuCiu-
natl and eastern cities, and 81 Purcell
with Weus-FargO q COS Express for
Kansas City, no, and all points 10 Kan
sss, Nebrssk4 and Iowa.
We offer quickest ard most t.-eCt
route between Galveston and Houston,
aud Fort Worth, Gainesville and l-e-
mediate points
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-27

Inc Paper Improved.
-, +, confidently asserted that THE Ga
~. 5 usde by this new departure the
-. PAPER for the money printed in the
writ, write for Free Sample Copy.~st
0tNOCRAT PUBLISHING co,
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
THE HOMES OF THE POOR.

have seen the real workers Of thii
land face TO face In their poverty; be-
held their sons unable TO obtain work
manacled and jailed for the "theft" of q
crust Of bread watched their daughters
selling their bodies on the streets for a
pittance 10 eke out their wages aud keep
their httle sisters from starvation.
have been In their homes Of one
room and no furniture bat a pallet, no
frescoes but CRIME aud dirt.
And II no one else In this broad land
dares speak out. will.
I Ia,a q member OF the X. Of L., 10 good
standing and have paid my dues therein
for years, and am therefore not only
morally but technically entitled to
speak.
And say that In the opinion vf one
man at least, the new hes lqnarte RS
secured for the X. OF l.. IN Philadelphia
are not an honor but n pisohAoK to the
executive board and tell them plainly
that thousands Of honest knights to-day
In this republic are blushing for them.
u they are unable to blush for them
selves. BuRNKrrE g. HASKELL.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
ON TIE WAR PATH.
The Political Bosses Of the Bottoms
and the Managers Of Capitol
Hill Take Warning.

The largest meeting yet had Of the
United Labor Club of Denver was held
on Thursday evening al Meets hall, the
hall being fairly iammed with most
enthusiastic audience. The platform
adopted Wednesday at Cincinnati was
endorsed and approved with cheers.
A Acommittee Of three consisting Of
c. W. Eve, g. q. Shove and Burnette G.
Haskell was elected by the club 10 draf,
a municipal platform to be reported next
Thursday night, at which time a full
city ticket will be put in the field by the
club. II was ordered that every mem.
Der who puts a candidate in nomination
on next Thursday must vouch for his
accepting both the nomini alton and the
labor platform.
The matter of the cooperative control
Of THE EEouIRtR was brought up and
the club unanlthouslv voted to take five
snares OF stock ~ the enterprise. Denis
Leahy was elected 10 vote the shares.
Every wage-Vorker Of Denver. who is
not a professional politician. and who
will agree henceforth to abandon the old
political parties and vote the MON.
Labor ticket hereafter, can join the club
next Thursday and participate In the
nominations.
The plan Of campaign which IL il
Claimed viii be hot, heavy, novel and
fought to the finish regardless of conse-
quences, will . |so be elaborated next
Thursday pight.
The capitalist press Of this city do not
propose TO NOTICE these meetings 1t ap.
pears, and It 10 mere than probable that
they and thei tools will inaugurate
either dance Or q dog. fight for next
Thursday night in order IL possible to
distract attention from the club.
Every workingman in Denver ought
to be on hand next Thursday night
without fail.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
Ts tn. Com. sreth.rs.

JRISERsoN, Colo, Feb. live
thought that few words from this par.
Of the country would not come amiss
We have few members here that would
like to attend assembly but our brothers
Of Como have given up the holding Of
such. We recommend them to 20 to
work. reopen the assembly, have few
open meetings and let the outsider Q
know what our order is working for.
Thus working. before year is over, We
are sure that Como assembly will be a.
strong as any in the state because Como
is surrounded by farmers that will
surely become members when they learn
what We are working for. Will some Of
the members take this matter in hand
and SEQ what they can do for Como?
We all have our duty to perform let M
all take hold together and We shall cor.
tain!v succeed. Let us ell take our own
burden on our own shoulder and not
tfv to put il on some one else. Remem-
Der that we had 70 creep before ve could
walk and Il We are not strong at present
vs will grow stronger ss We grow up.
We here are sesen miles from Como,
tut u our brothers will reopen and let
u know. Ve will attend regularly and
help al we can.
We would be pleased = hear from
Como through the columns Of Thg EH-
euIRm. CHAAxD 7. BRAY.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
THE CINCINNATI CoSoREss.

The tslegraphic reports received Of
the Cincinnati congress of the new
Union Labor Party are encouraging.
A short, sharp and significant plat.
form has been adopted; the delS kates
are numerous; the enthusiasm great.
These are the pressges Of better
times, prophesies Of peace obtained
through manly struggle. predict ms Of
the dawn Of better era for those who
toll and mol in the slave pens OF this
land. ~
Let us all now. put our shou lder TO
the wheel that prophecy NAV not belle
herself. that future facts may guarantee
the auguries.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
THE ENaUIFEn PUBLISHING CO.
A Meeting OF Itp Friends t. ss Hsid SUM
day Morning At
10 .. M.

Those worklngmen Of Denver who
are interested in the new move to make
The ESouIREt q cooperative labor
paper and TO retain it in Denver met
last Tuesday evening at the city hall
and after transActing quite an amount oil
important business, adjourned until to.
morrow at 10 y. IN. at the police court
room. To this meeting the workingmen
Of Denver generally who believe labor
paper necessity here are all invited.
1t Is proper to tay here that the paper
has already been purchased and tha I
the next number will be issued under
cooperative control, that subscriptions
enough have already been made to cover
the purchase price and that further sub
scriptions Will be received only to Gu
sure the enlargement and improvement
Of the paper and to make the largest
possible number Of the workers inter.
ested in It's future success.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
THE wnrrIse ON THE WALL.

Ho, hoi Mr.. Bismarck now what
will you do, when the corpse that you
had stamped into the ground. confronte
you, still ALivEi
What was the matter with your bullet
and bsyonet. your halter and dungeon,
your state trials. your prohibition oi
meetings, your muzzle uaon the press
and your bitter alliance with the Vati-
CAM Why did they not work efectu'
ally; why did they not succeed In
stamping out" Socialism, Why is II
that the Red Spectre. red from the blood
ofa million slaughtered workingmsn,
DOES NOT DOWN. 1
And, Mr.. Bismarck. how NOW is that
little Job Of yours and your crowned
Pinkerton friends, to set the German
workers cutting the throats Of their
French brothers7 1t does not work as
we'll as was expected. does it,-quite.
Let US know these things your friends
here. Gould and Armour and our Senate
are waiting that they NAV decide what
course THEY shall take.
o win you 20 to war without your Reich
stag and inaugura,e absolute despotism
and Revolution or will you retire before
the on-coming deluge Of which these
elections are but the trst wave Of the
tide7
, :
Greetings and hearty hand eriT
across the seas to Bebel and Llebknecht
Hasenclever, Singer. and 10 the WORKING
PEOPLE OF Germany who have by Mon
days action, demonstrated that they
desire other and better things tc do tha an
slaughter their fellow-men